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Before he was the Bard, he was just Will… with a problem: his publisher will only print one of his plays. With Puck as instigator, Lear, Cleopatra, the Macbeths and more of Shakespeare’s greatest characters erupt into rebellion in a chaotic race to become the chosen tale. Pop musical comedy meets absurdist theatre in this riotous story of ambition, ego and the birth of a legend.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical is by Muse, listed under Musicals and Opera in the Fringe programme. It plays at Underbelly, Bristo Square, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG, 5 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 8+. Tickets from £11.